Gate.



E. SMITH.

GATE.-

APPLRCATION man Aue.a1. 1911.

ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

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Ervim 5 1311 E. SMITH.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.3l. 191?.

1,257,]. 37 Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

EE E 2" 3 INVENTOR ,E'rvin Smith ATTORNEY on the line 33 of Fig. 1,

tinirnn srarns Parana orator.

ERVIN SMITH, 0F APPLETON, WISCONSIN.

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To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that LERVIN SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Appleton, in the county of Outagamie and State of lVi'sconsin, haveinvented new and useful the gate to provide a clearance for the same,

when the same is positioned adjacent uneven ground sui faces or in wintry weather above snow banks, and whereby the operation of the gates will notbe impeded under any conditions. 7

It is a further object of the invention to produce a gate which can be easily and cheaply manufactured, readily mounted upon the gate post, strong and durable and thoroughly effective in operation. 7

\Vith the above and other objects in view the improvementresides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: I

Figure 1 is a front elevation ofthe gate constructed ,in accordance with the present invention, Y I

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the gate swung upon its supp orting'shaft angularly with respect thereto and to the gate posts,to provide an ent-ranceithrough the gateway for poultry, small animals, etc., or when the gate is arranged to swing over an embankment,

Fig. 3 is a sectional'view approximately Fig. 4 is a perspective vlewillustrating the gate swung to its open position,

Fig.5, is adetail enlarged perspective view of the abutment post illustrating the p Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 19, 1918,

Application fi-ledilugust 31, 1917. Serial No.'189,188.

arrangement of the catch members at the it will be noted that the eye members may be adjusted longitudinally and retained in such adjusted condition. Upon the top of the abutment post adjacent the diametrically opposite corners thereof are pivotally secured, as at 6, two stop or catch members 7-7. Each of these members has one of its ends extending beyond its pivot a suitable distance over the top of the post 2 and. its.

opposite end projecting a suitable distance downward of its pivot and provided with an offset or angular portion 8, the same providing a handle whereby the tops may be swung upon their pivots and also providing abutment elements which contact with the opposite sides of the post. In addition to this the angular or handle members 8 provide an additional weight to the lower ends of the stop members 7 so that the upper ends of the said stops are normally retained vertically with respect to the post 2. The post 2, at the'center thereof, is formed with an aperture or socket 9'and thepurpose of.

which will presently be apparent. Received in the eye members 3 is the vertical member or end 10 of a shaft 11, the said shaft being so disposed that the same will normally overlie the top of the abutment post 2, and be engaged between the stop members 7, so that it is necessary to swing one of the stops'before thev shaft can be swung ineither direction with respect to the supporting and abutment posts 1 and 2.

The gate is broadly indicated by the nu-.

meral 12 and may be of any desired or preferred construction, that disclosed by the pipe sections which are so braced as to prodrawings being in the nature of connected have their upper ends proyidedwith T- sockets i4, and these sockets; receive the l'lOI'lz'ontal member'of the shafta Suitable means i 1 are provided between the 5 sockets afidtlie "sn'iifig'fover an embankment, such vas anv shaft ll for retaining the-"said gate against-'5 longitudinal or sliding movement upon the 18, the :said Zcrank being provided with an moved? tozs'lidef the latch bolt l5jlongitudi ill withiresplec't to the; gatetobring the end thereof wvithi'n, the. socket 9,- hen the 1 gate "is. to be. lock'edto theabu'tmentpost, or out, of-th e'isaid'socket hen, the gateistop" beisw-ung to its gop'en. position, Iirythe draw-j ings, I have illustrated twdlatch members j f- 15, :iandlboth l of the posts 1; and 2 provided with sockets 9 to receive the endsiof the slid-i 1 able I latches. By: this; means, the -gate, isfi 5 may be? dispensedqw-ith; o I a locked tosbothjoftthe posts} when: infclosed. position, but-it isobiziousthat, if-desired-, I the latch. member Lenga ging "with thepost 1 H 1min be new th' "titheggate isJhingedlysuspended: from thelshaft 11 and to normally retain the same vertically with respect, to the ioffsetzend IQ) "of: thejsa'id {shaft '11, I arrange: ,upon the 'end, postldo'ftthe' gate, nearestthelsupportingipostfl ofthe fence,--Weig'htedi I f a 'mean's, 'c'omprisingsan adjustable rod f0r;arm-

'aiweight 21. a The" rod 20 passes through 20 "having. its vend o'nfset landzprovided With 'a suitableLbearing 22 and the numeral 23 designates an adjnstableielement, suchas la set! screw, thatis threaded iinithe "said bearv ing and contacts With thebhod 20 whereby; fI the r eight .maybegmoired: toward or away I fromithe-gate and retained-in such position;

- When the Weight is mored'nextito the-post 13 thegate. is sustained:ineit'snormallyver- ,tic'al position withrespiectto. the angulariend V V H 10 of the shaft-11,3butwhen'thefsalne' is' I 4 moved outwardly,the;gate isswungupon its,

hinged connection with the I said shaft .11 so 5 g that thei same may be arrangedkangnl arly of readily provided for.= By this construction,

the element 10 ofjthe shaftand angularly with.

1 respect: tolthe postslli and 2, and-the ar l gle of inclination oft'th' e said gate; may. be- 'thus 7 itwill be noted that the gate may ibe iswung at any desired angle, in accordance with the nature and size of fowls and animalsfpermissibly entering the fields divided by the fencepi'ovided with thegatefandalso that the arrangement permitsoftheggate being 7 irregtilarityin, theroadway, snow banks, etc.

will be further noted that by; an ad]1ist I V v V m'ent of the eyemembers 3 the'angular shaft I 'lhev latch member is indicated by the nil-:1 m'e'ialf fl5, and' 'preferably' comprises a rod} mounted for sli'dable moyement in snitab lg bearings 16, in one-of the horizontal or longi- 'tudinal elements of; the gate; 12, the, said latch bar having one ofitsendsterminatmg approximately central ;of{{tl 1e gate; and -the m be; Pro e adjusted to r eth ete[ with respect to. the gate posts, and thesaid- Shaf s-1i7Ehessts nenie i 7 are disposed a considerable distance attay fromeachother so that the same may b'ei readilyrtnjrned toi p rmit of e s inging-efnega e i QVingi 'R cdfifififibfidit inv 11 wh t 0 1-; In adevice w ispac cli pos 51 shaft" or rlyinga ne the posts and havingqan' angular endjolirg 7 a i HPQn t-1161'- otherapost, piypte i 1' stop be sg'upon I the? first =m ntionedypostsdiss posed to the-opposite 7 sides; of the shaft, and V 3. v k etn ear I 'g t hune po he? aid i haf heposts-w.1v

In; -aigate;,cdnstructiom; 0 posts, eye embe s p 'n ne -o the :p0sts,-;: V, V a shafthavmg an angula'ri ehdfiwhichdis; 1 I

received in: the i-eye, members, and; thegonter;

end ofthe saidyshaftlbeingnormallyldisposed over: the second i post, centrally pivf :55 otedstop' members npon't-hegsaidsecondpost:

disposed uponv opposite sides of; the shaft," I

saidstops having-their lowerends formed; V with; offset; ends. I whichnormallya contact with the, outeresidesiof. the said secondzpost,

- a gate member hingedly connected "withithe;

shaft, and latching means betweenfl the gate or 1' membervrandthe first-mentionedgp'osts 3; In a farm gate, tWo-'spacedposts, ad-FE jnstablei eye, members uponon'e of ZChQLPOStfi, a shaft having; an angular end receiyedi in;

thefeyes,---and-having its-vopposite endiidis-" I315 posed iover the secondipost,1centrally;pivoted stop memberslnpon'the opposite faces of the second post. extending thereabove Zand:1 dis-=,. posed upone opposite sides; of the shaft, weighted handle members upon the zlowerw'ifi' ends of theist'ops-normally, contacting with I the; sides of the said secondipo'st," a gategslispended from fthe shaft, weightedlmeans for permittingthe swingingofthe gate upontheir. shaft,v and? ilatchingk means: between thef-gate andlonee'of the-ipostsi f j l .4; In aefa'rmaga e, ii -supporting :postand: an; abutment :post, a dj nst able I eye tmembers; upon the supporting; post;centrally pivotedstop members: upon the; opposite facesof the abutment postand projecting above the? said post, said stop members having-their lower ends formed with ofl sethandlessnor mally contacting with the opposite sides ofof the supporting post, a gate pivotally sus pended from the shaft between the posts, means for preventing the longitudinal movement of the gate upon the shaft, a slidable latch upon the gate designed to engage in the socket of the abutment post, and a longitudinally adjustable Weighted element associated With the gate, as and for the purpose set forth. 1

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ERVIN SMITH.

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